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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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